Satsuki Shibuya is an artist and spiritual thinker whose work represents her way of translating the energy of the unseen, spiritual world into something more tangible in the real world.

Born and raised in the constant activity of Los Angeles, California, her work blends the powers of art and spirituality, and it is this combination that allows her to connect deeply with others, more accurately define her art, form her spiritual practice, and better understand her identity as an individual.

Satsuki’s earliest creative exploration was in music, primarily piano and vocals. After spending time in the music industry, she felt herself pulled into the visual arts and pursued that initially through graphic and product design. Following an extended illness that took her away from her profession and allowed her to connect more deeply with her spirituality and her soul, Satsuki was called to painting. With brush in hand, she let emotion and feeling guide her work. She began to explore peace with her own identity as second-generation Japanese by recognizing that belonging is about those in your life rather than where you physically sit. Today, Satsuki continues seeking the harmony her ear was trained to find by translating experiences beneath the surface into something that in turn helps others connect with themselves and the world in a way that often eludes explanation.

Regardless of how her work takes shape, Satsuki knows the purpose is not in the making or the medium. Rather, she creates to express to others what she feels and experiences beyond daily existence with the hope that her art may serve as the catalyst that allows them to discover a deeper purpose for themselves by responding to this energy with sensations all their own.

Written in collaboration with Author and Writer John Bray.

b. 1981 in East Los Angeles, California
Lives and works in Los Angeles, California



EDUCATION


2009
BFA, Communication Arts, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California


2003
BS, Music Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California



SOLO EXHIBITIONS    


2016
Moments, Show + Tell, Los Angeles, California
Tête-Á-Tête, Salad Bowl gallery, Tokyo, Japan


2015
Flow, Poketo, Los Angeles, California
Into The Light, Do Design, Madrid, Spain



GROUP EXHIBITIONS    


2023
Made In L.A., Tappan Collective, Los Angeles, California
Temporal, Tappan Collective, Los Angeles, California


2022
Waves, curated by Kisshomaru Shimamura, Same Gallery (Tokyo), C7C Gallery (Nagoya), Lian (Osaka), Haku (Kyoto), Japan


2018
Los Angeles Invitational Show, George Billis gallery, Culver City, Calfornia 
Calm Chaos no. 02, Zeitgenießische Galerie, Heidelberg, Germany
GIFC, 0-0 LA, Worldwide
Generation Art Party, UNICEF, Venice California (2015-2018)


2016
Palette, Ampersand International Arts, San Francisco, California
Kisaragi No Isidis, Edane, Osaka, Japan
Spatially Speaking, Platform/Tappan Collective, Culver City, California
fresh stART, Santa Monica, California


2015
Soul of Asia, Asia Art Network, KEPCO Art Center Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Soho House x Tappan Collective, Soho House, West Hollywood, California


2014
Good Mail Day, Artstream Studios Gallery, Dover, New Hampshire
Floral Edition 003, Collectif Blanc, Montréal, Canada
The Summer Print Shop, Book Stand, FvF Apartment, Berlin, Germany



COLLABORATIONS/PROJECTS

2023
ILIA x Tappan, Tappan Collective, Los Angeles, California



LECTURES / TALKS / WORKSHOPS

2023
The Apoteacary Travelling Tea Bar x Satsuki Shibuya, Immersive Sensory Experience Workshop, Super Farmers, Singapore2022
Crit Crew, Visiting Artist, Thrive Network

2019
Female Identity & Perspectives In Art Today, Panelist, LA Design Festival, Los Angeles, California
Design/Arts Entrepreneur, Guest Speaker, Otis College of Art and Design (2015-2019)

2018
Mindfulness & The Creative Process, Panelist, LA Design Festival, Los Angeles, California
Foundation Forward Alumni Panel, Panelist, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California

2017
Authentic Branding, Workshop, Parachute, Venice CaliforniaExplorations in Watercolor, Workshop, Poketo, Los Angeles, California (2015-2017)

2016
Developing Your Intuition for Work and Life, Workshop, Show + Tell, Los Angeles, California

2013
Branding 101, Workshop, Poketo, Los Angeles, California
CONTRAST, Guest Speaker, TYPO International Design Talks, San Francisco, California



PUBLICATIONS

2017
The Uncanny Practice of Entrainment, artwork, Spirituality & Health Magazine

2016
Artwork + interview, Heim Magazine (Russian)
Another World — In the heart of Cascadia, artwork, Cereal Magazine

2015
Embracing the Moment, cover art + interview, Obscura Magazine (English + Chinese)
Editor’s Notes, artwork, Perdiz Magazine (English + Spanish)
Sweets, artwork, Mill Magazine (Japanese)
Kinfolk Gatherings, Kinfolk Magazine



INTERVIEWS

2022
Zuihitsu: About the Art, Asian American Writers’ Worksho

2020
Exposure, Carmen Chan
Unconventional Approaches To Art, Career + Health, ART + magic podcast

2019
Satsuki Shibuya: On depth v.s. growth, Dear Artists podcast
On Art, Purpose, and Creating What’s True with Satsuki Shibuya, Beyond podcast
Satsuki Shibuya, Watercolor Painter, Author, and Energy Feeler, Energy In Motion Podcast with Ana Ayora & Kelsey Law
Inside, Outside, And In Between Home, Maker’s Magazine
Satsuki Shibuya Transcending Through Watercolor, Water Journal
Meet Satsuki Shibuya, Voyage LA
Getting Sick, Losing Everything, and Finding Real Success as a Full-Time Artist with Satsuki Shibuya, Beyond podcast

2018
Satsuki Shibuya Shares How To Learn the Art of Self Expression, Yellow Co.
Self-Care Interview Series: Satsuki Shibuya, Golubka Kitchen

2016
Conversations: Satsuki Shibuya, Faculty
Satsuki Shibuya, Creative Lady Collective

2015
Expressing Your Truest Self With Artist Satsuki Shibuya, Well/Aware podcast
All Things are Impermanent with Satsuki Shibuya, Cultural Daily

2013
Talking Spaces with Satsuki Shibuya, West Elm
At Home With Satsuki Shibuya, Steven Alan
Contrast Conversations with Satsuki Shibuya, TYPO International Design Talks